gathering clouds



gathering clouds

A sign of impending trouble or danger. (The "clouds" refer to storm clouds.) There have been gathering clouds in the city for months—I'm nervous that a riot will erupt soon.
See also: cloud, gathering

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wasim-Arabic
EmmaEM-ə (English), EM-mah (Finnish), E-mah (German)English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, An
Turlough-Irish
ErnestUR-nəst (English)English, French, Slovene, Polish
Duffy['dʌfi]
Swapan-Bengali